Integrating osychotherapy by telephone into a program for treating depression can significantly improve outcomes, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Both antidepressant medication and structured psychotherapy have been proven effective, but less than one-third of people with depressive disorders receive effective levels of either treatment, according to background information in the article.
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“Psychotherapy By Telephone An Effective Addition To Treatment For Depression”
Although I am in traditional psychotherapy face-to-face I also am able to call my therapist at any time and he will return the call and go over whatever issue I am facing at that moment. It is a great adjunct to just face-to face meetings.
Won’t this create greater levels of dependency in relation to the patient-therapist relationship (on the part of the patient, obviously).
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